strangeon

English

Etymology

strange (“strange quark”) +‎ -on, Blend of strange +‎ nucleon. From being a particle (-on), a form of nucleon, containing strange quarks.

Noun

strangeon (plural strangeons)

  1. (particle physics) A particle composed of strange quarks, down quarks, up quark. A strange cluster with three-light-flavor symmetry.

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